CONFIDENCE

Confidence's ugly step-sister is arrogance. She may seem just as sure of herself, but if you look at her core, she's empty inside. What's the difference? Confidence looks in the mirror and sees her flaws but also sees her true worth. Arrogance looks in the mirror, sees her flaws, and tries to hide them with lots of cheap cover-ups like boastful words ("Look at me! I'm the prettiest girl in the whole world!") and petty putdowns ("Yuck! She's so panget, not like me.") Arrogance hates Confidence because Confidence has something Arrogance doesn't have security. A pimple pops up and Confidence can still go to the ball because she knowsshe's more than just a pretty face. When Arrogance get a zit attack, her bloated self-image is ruined and the only way she can restore it is by making sure everyone else gets a zit, too. Security comes from knowing your true value and letting your value come from who you are. Insecurity comes from lessening your value by basing your worth on what you have, what you want desperately to be, or what other people say you are. Confidence and arrogance don't get along. Be careful who you choose to be.